Division of Adolescent Medicine Research Overview

The Division of Adolescent Medicine studies a wide range of topics to support and improve adolescent mental and physical health and well-being. Below are some examples of ongoing externally funded projects conducted by our investigators.

The Collaborative Care PrTNER (Prevention, Treatment, Navigation, Engagement, Resource) Project
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PI: Renata Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM

Health-E You/Salud iTu: Pre-visit mobile health app for male adolescents to promote adolescent-centered sexual & reproductive healthcare receipt
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PI: Renata Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM (sub-contract)

Developing and evaluating integrated MH & SRH YFS in Botswana
Sponsor: Charles Engelhard Foundation
PI: Merrian Brooks, DO

Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) Scientific Leadership Center, Research Project #1 (S2P) and Research Project #3 (PrEP Choicex)
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PI: Nadia Dowshen, MD, MSHP (sub-contract)

Stoneleigh Fellowship
Sponsor: Stoneleigh Foundation
PI: Nadia Dowshen, MD, MSHP

Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH Training Grant)
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
Project Director: Carol Ford, MD

Promoting Transportation Safety in Adolescence
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PI: Carol Ford, MD (sub-contract)

Supporting Parents to Guide Teen Character Development
Sponsor: John Templeton Foundation
PI: Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MSEd

Strengthening Adolescent Mental and Emotional Health through Supportive Parent-Teen Relationships
Sponsor: Seattle Foundation
PI: Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MSEd

Examining Attitudes Towards the Measurement, Collection, Storage, and Use of Data about Gender Identity in Children, Adolescents, and their Caregivers
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
PI: Scott Jelinek, MD, MPH, MAEd

Adolescents' involvement in decision making during specialty care visits for pediatric chronic illness: Development and evaluation of a new measure
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PI: Victoria Miller, PhD

A new paradigm of short stature: Incorporating parent and youth characteristics into understanding GH-related decision making and trajectories of quality of life and self-esteem
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
PIs: Victoria Miller, PhD and Adda Grimberg, MD